Human Condition Labs Makes Strides to Ensure that You are in Control of Your Connected Vehicle

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Human Condition Labs, the professional innovation development arm of Human Condition Global, is forming an independent group to help automobile manufacturers increase the safety and security of vehicles. Development of a consumer-friendly labeling system is planned along with a campaign for public awareness on the issue.

There is a huge opportunity to modernize vehicle architectures with advancements in technology. The sooner we migrate to a secure platform of fully software enabled vehicles the quicker our vehicles can learn, predict, and adapt to the world around them.

New York, New York (PRWEB)August 12, 2015

The Human Condition Labs (HCL), team use the latest innovation processes, the most advanced network security methods and next generation anti-hacking technologies to create a fully independent group that aligns to consumer needs while also representing stakeholder interests.

In a shocking video released by WIRED, on 7/21/15, two cyber security researchers remotely seized control of a late-model SUV while it was driving on a public highway full of vehicles. They infiltrated the SUV’s controls from their living room miles away and exposed the reality of a vehicular cyber attack. The driver lost control of the car when the hackers suddenly cut the transmission, rapidly decelerating the car on a traffic-filled road. They also turned on the windshield wipers, blasted the radio at full volume, and created other distractions.

In the same week, Senators: Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., proposed legislation that would prompt the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to create standards which would ensure the security of vehicles and drivers’ privacy.

In our ever connected world, we are entering new areas of safety and security concerns when a security exploit can cause massive disruption on our public roads, in our skies, and other connected infrastructures like mass transit.

Human Condition Labs is designing their universal security solution for the emerging automated automotive landscape based on advanced cryptography, authentication, and a new architecture for de-risking Connected Vehicles.

“The risk of emerging technology being deployed into previously unconnected environments, such as vehicles, cities, and highways is enormous. We see a critical need for increased accountability, technological development, and policy as vehicles become more and more autonomous. We are dedicated to finding and developing safe and secure solutions to de-risk this newly emerging space.”

Human Condition has a track record for successfully traversing the bleeding edge of technology and implementing solutions that have global impact. Previous successes in the automotive arena include: the crowdsourced design of the NYC Taxi of Tomorrow, the implementation of augmented reality and advanced wireless telemetry for Formula Racing cars, and the development of in-car-navigation interfaces for NOKIA that were adopted by major automotive OEMs.

"There's a huge opportunity to modernize vehicle architectures with advancements in technology. The sooner we migrate to a secure platform of fully software enabled vehicles the quicker our vehicles can learn, predict, and adapt to the world around them."

Adrian Chernoff former Chief Vehicle Architect and principal inventor for the Reinvention of the Automobile Program at General Motors.

The Human Condition Labs transportation team includes:

Peter E. Raymond, a serial Entrepreneur and the Director of Innovation and Founder of Human Condition Labs with expertise in Telemetry for Formula Racing, NYC Taxi design (Nissan and Karsan), and automotive navigation interfaces (Nokia);

Gary Foreman, Co-Founder & Director of Technology of Human Condition Labs, and former CTO and co-founder of Rockstar Games (the publisher of Grand Theft Auto), has over 25 years’ experience developing and managing products.

Adrian Chernoff is a Product Executive who leads global product development programs. He has been awarded 89 patents and was the principal inventor and Chief Vehicle Architect behind General Motors' "Reinvention of the Automobile" which resulted in several industry changing demonstration vehicles including GM AUTOnomy, GM Hy-Wire, GM CARousel, and the Chevy Sequel.

Human Condition Global is an Innovation Think and Do Tank that executes with rigor, expertise, and incredible speed. They work with progressive organizations to solve problems on a global scale with a social conscience: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The City of New York, Nissan, Hearst Publishing, Viacom, ESPN, IKEA, Tom Ford, Astra-Zeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Biogen Idec, Boehringer Ingelheim, Nokia, NAACP, Africa America Institute, Drum Major Institute, and The Baseball Hall of Fame.